How do Intelligent People become Instruments of Evil?
We often associate intelligence with compassion and reason, but the human need to belong to an “in” group can lead to “moral defects” where the influence of power and groupthink leads intelligent people to become evil.
Interrupting Silence: God’s Command to Speak Out
Is it true that “if you want to get on in this life, there are things you have to ignore”? The film “Small Things Like These” is a powerful examination of the price of staying silent, or the price to pay for speaking truth to power.
Collaborative politics? Could it happen?
On 22/01/2026, Andy Burnham wrote in The Guardian: “We hope what has been happening in Manchester might offer inspiration. Over the past decade, we have become more and more functional as the country has become dysfunctional. We have used devolution to build a new, more collaborative political culture that is the polar opposite of the
Who needs International Law?
Having such power and having such disregard for International Law makes Trump a very dangerous man. ‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says his power is constrained only by ‘my own morality’ – The Guardian, 08/01/2026 Jan 2026: Donald Trump directly challenged the framework of the established global order by stating in a New York
Vast New European Wind Farm Project for completion by 2050
The UK is set to back a vast new fleet of offshore wind projects in the North Sea alongside nine other European countries including Norway, Germany and the Netherlands. BBC News – Science and Environment 26/01/2026 Question to AI (Gemini) Give me a few facts about offshore and onshore wind generation. Can it genuinely reduce
The rise of Christian Nationalism
Cover Image – The Guardian Sep 2025 Question to Gemini AI Can you explain the rise of Christian Nationalism and “Ortho bro” influencers on social media? Some thoughts: “Everybody’s looking for something” everybody needs good points of reference, a guide, a guru, a leader they can relate to and a community they can belong to.
A Zeal for War is Spreading – We must stop the “strong men”
The Pope has denounced countries for “completely undermining” peace, saying “war is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading”. In the current climate, “peace is sought through weapons as a condition for asserting one’s own dominion. This gravely threatens the rule of law, which is the foundation of all peaceful civil coexistence”.
Jimmy Carr on Capitalism – Nov 2025
“Capitalism is a terrible system – apart from all the fucking others” The problem Jimmy, is not the investment of capital to further innovation and enterprise, where jobs are created, needs are met and everybody benefits. The problem is with unregulated, exploitative and rentier capitalism, where the rich get richer and the poor become powerless
Trump must apologise. “Walking back” remarks doesn’t cut it.
Trump was never meant to be President. He doesn’t have what it takes. His language is crude, his attitude sucks, he has no clue as an ambassador or diplomat for his country and the casual way he insults allies is unacceptable. “Walking back” his insults is not enough. We’d like to think that there is
Might does not make Right – Right makes Might. Lincoln was right, not Miller
Recognising the way things were, even the way things still are, is no justification for the way things should be. There is no “Iron Law” that “Might Makes Right”. Indeed, it was Abraham Lincoln who said “Right Makes Might” The idea that those with the most power get to decide what is moral, legal, and
